Sledge the Kaituna River @kaitiakiadventures - There is something for everyone on this excursion. Beautiful Native Scenery, play holes and awesome rapids to negotiate your way through as you take the river on at eye level, you are in charge of your own vessel- propelled by the flippers on your feet, our guides are there to encourage and motivate you and help where necessary, awesome family fun. No experience necessary.

Added white water rafting in our NZ North Island itinerary thinking it looks fun, who knew it was not only fun but also the craziest thing we did during the trip. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into but our guide, Jesper, and his team were really experienced and excellent in keeping us safe and calm throughout our journey (even though we were screaming inside). 📷 1 and 2 were our trials 📷 3 and 4 were the 7m Tutea Falls 📷 5 Group shot.
Yes we capsized.. not once but twice! But we survived rafting down the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world! Whoop! 🙌🏼 🌊🛶

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WICKED WEEKEND 🤘
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Had an absolute BLAST at the #GoProExperienceNZ with @barekiwi !! Whitewater Rafting was unbelievable - we sent it off a 7m waterfall!! (21" for my American friends) 🌊
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Met some incredible people, heard some amazing stories, and am now inspired to share more of the NZ lifestyle with this magic little camera 📷
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I've got some exciting ideas brewing, will be sharing more on these soon..💡
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HUGE thanks to @rotoruarafting , @nathanlawton95 , @goproanz and @barekiwi for making this whole thing possible with your classic NZ hospitality! Much love ♥️

Riding Waterfalls
Rafting Tutea Falls was an intense experience, with a cascade of 7m it is the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world!
The team at @rotoruarafting did an epic job of wrangling our team of river rats for their first outing on the whitewater.
Rafting down the Kaituna River we were treated to warm geothermal waters and lush native bush clad canyon walls as we quickly got a feel for paddling the raft. Testing our new found skills on several small sets of rapids and a smaller waterfall we prepared to descend the massive Tutea Falls.
As we waited just above the falls for another raft to clear the plunge pool, looking over the edge, and hearing the thunder of water the suspense was immense.
Then suddenly it was go time, with just a few strokes we were on our way; the falls drew us in and we braced against the raft as we plunged deep into the foaming water below. The drop was surprisingly smooth, back on the surface the stoke was high; looking up at the falls revealed the true immenseity of what we'd just done. We celebrated by surfing the raft in the rapids downstream and jumping out to float down one section on our backs.
How are there so many epic things to do in my back yard! New Zealand you beauty!
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We had a lovely tofu scramble at this sweet little cafe before plunging over a 7 meter white water rapid. It's the tallest commercially rafted white water rapid in the world. It was an exhilarating experience! We had the best raft guide! He was awesome! Cheers Jack! Check out our rafting pics @life_without_the_box soon to come!
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